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Special Features
Speech from the Throne
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Government of Canada
Honourable Senators,
Members of the House of Commons,
Ladies and gentlemen,
We are a country whose citizens do not turn back when confronted by obstacles, whatever they are, and never shrink from lending a helping hand to the most disadvantaged, wherever they may be.
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Statement by Minister Cannon on the Situation in Chile
Monday, March 01, 2010
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement regarding the situation in Chile:
“On behalf of the government and people of Canada, I would like to again express our heartfelt sympathies to those who have been affected by the disaster. We extend our condolences to grieving families and friends.
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PM marks start of Paralympics Torch Relay
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today welcomed the arrival of the Paralympic Flame on Parliament Hill after it was ignited a short distance away at an Algonquin fire-lighting ceremony on Victoria Island (Ottawa). The lighting of the Flame for the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games marks the launch the 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay. This represents an important moment in Canada’s history, as it is the first time that the Paralympic Torch Relay and the Paralympic Winter Games are being held on Canadian soil.
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International News
Canada's stock soars south of the border
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Mitch Potter, The Toronto Star
As the air comes out of the giant inflatable beavers and the afterglow sets in, brace yourself: It appears some Americans, at least, are looking north with a new appreciation of Canada.
Whether it was all that gold or the self-effacing glory that followed, Vancouver 2010 sent Canada's stock soaring.
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Biometric passport promise revived
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Tonda MacCharles, The Toronto Star
The Conservative government has vowed to press ahead with biometric passports for Canadians, two years after first promising to adopt a more secure electronic travel document by 2011.
A passport encrypted with biological information “will significantly improve security,” one of several measures previously promised and highlighted under the title of criminal justice and national security improvements in Wednesday's throne speech.
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Michaëlle Jean en Haïti lundi prochain
Jeudi 04 mars 2010
Hugo de Grandpré, La Presse
La gouverneure générale du Canada, Michaëlle Jean, se rendra en Haïti lundi prochain pour deux jours afin de visiter le pays dévasté par le séisme du 12 janvier dernier.
Il s'agit de la première visite de Mme Jean dans son pays d'origine depuis un peu plus d'un an. Sa tournée doit l'emmener entre autres dans la capitale, Port-au-Prince, à Léogane, où des soldats canadiens sont basés, et à Jacmel, où habitent encore des membres de sa famille éloignée. Le voyage de trois jours inclura aussi une journée en République dominicaine.
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Mission accomplie
Lundi 01 mars 2010
Radio-Canada
Le Canada a dépassé toutes les attentes aux Jeux olympiques de Vancouver.
Non, il n'a pas conclu en tête du classement des médailles, dépassé par les États-Unis (37) et l'Allemagne (30).
Mais au classement des médailles d'or, le classement le plus prestigieux, le Canada triomphe haut la main. Mieux encore, plus de la moitié de ses médailles remportées sont en or... 14 sur 26. Un record absolu.
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Paralympics aim to keep Vancouver's party going
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Jane Armstrong, The Globe and Mail
Once viewed as the poor cousin of its mighty Olympic relative, the Paralympics, which begin a week from tomorrow in Vancouver, are poised to attract more television viewers, sponsors and athletes than ever.
More than that, the Paralympics, which will be televised nationally for the first time, are creating a die-hard fan base, especially for the rough-and-tumble sport of sledge hockey, a game that blew away the unflappable Vancouver Olympic Organizing president John Furlong when he caught the gold-medal game in Turin in 2006.
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Danes with dogs to join military sovereignty patrol of Canadian Arctic
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Bob Weber, Winnipeg Free Press
Canadian soldiers who will patrol higher into Canada's Arctic than ever before to enforce national sovereignty will do so with the help of a country often seen as a chief rival for control of the increasingly accessible region.
A specialized Danish military dogsled team is to join about 150 soldiers and Canadian Rangers next month on the northern tip of Ellesmere Island and out on the sea ice. The military has been to that part of the island before, but it has never ventured beyond land's end and out toward the boundary of Canadian jurisdiction.
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Canadian military releases ethics guide for troops
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Juliet ONeil, National Post
The Canadian army has produced an ethics guide to help equip soldiers to be “ethical warriors”; who will instinctively do the right thing.
It addresses everything from cruelty and torture — “We don't do that,” the guide says — to turning a blind eye when a comrade does something wrong.
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Business and Trade
Premiers must engage in bilateral business: executive
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Brett Bundale, New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal
Scotty Greenwood can't walk very far along Pennsylvania Avenue, steps from Capitol Hill, without running into someone she knows.
From business executives to senior political figures, the faces of some of the most influential and powerful players in Washington light up when they see Greenwood, executive director of the Canadian American Business Council.
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Canadian dollar hits six-week high
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Tavia Grant, Globe and Mail
The Canadian dollar (CAD/USD-I0.970.0080.86%) hit a six-week high Tuesday after the Bank of Canada signalled the economy is running at a hotter pace than it had anticipated.
The currency strengthened almost a cent, to 96.80 cents (U.S.) from Monday's close of 96.01 cents. The move comes after the loonie rose a full cent Monday as a report showed the economy grew by a greater-than-expected 5 per cent in the fourth quarter.
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Ottawa to open telecom sector to greater foreign ownership
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Bill Curry and Iain Marlow, Globe and Mail
The federal government says it will allow more foreign ownership in Canada's telecommunications sector in a new policy that could transform Canada's wireless industry.
In Wednesday's Speech from the Throne, which kicks off a new session of Parliament with a broad outline of the government's priorities, the government confirmed telecommunications will be included as part of a broader push to allow more foreign investment in Canada.
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Canada's real GDP sees largest increase since 2000
Monday, March 01, 2010
CTV News
The Canadian economy closed out the last decade seeing a better-than-expected bump in its real gross domestic product and signaling that it is well on its way to recovering from the recession.
Statistics Canada reported Monday that real GDP grew 1.2 per cent in the final quarter of last year, powered by four consecutive monthly advances.
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Bankruptcies fall for third straight month
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Financial Post
Business and personal bankruptcies fell in Canada for the third straight month in December, the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcies reported Wednesday.
Total bankruptcies fell 8.6% from the month before to 8,112, the federal agency reported.
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Nortel gets U.S., Canadian court OK to sell unit
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Reuters Canada
Nortel Networks Corp said it received U.S. and Canadian court approval for the sale of its carrier Voice over Internet Protocol and application solutions business to Genband Inc for about $182 million.
The company received orders from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving the asset sale agreement with Genband, Nortel said in a statement.
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Leonard Asper stepping down from Canwest
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Jamie Sturgeon, Vancouver Sun
Leonard Asper has resigned from the board of Canwest Global Communications Corp. and stepped down as chief executive of the media company founded by his father.
“I am writing you today to advise you that last night I advised our board of directors that effective immediately I am resigning,” Asper said Thursday in a memo to Canwest staff.
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Canadian News
Harper aimerait revoir un passage de l'hymne national
Jeudi 04 mars 2010
Bruce Cheadle, La Presse
Le gouvernement fédéral a promis de proposer la révision d'un passage de la version anglaise de l'hymne national du Canada.
En fait, l'une des surprises du discours du Trône prononcé mercredi est la promesse du gouvernement de demander au « Parlement d'examiner la formulation anglaise neutre de la version originale de l'hymne national ».
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Like Henderson and Lemieux, Sidney Crosby scores goal headed to Cdn hockey lore
Monday, March 01, 2010
Shi Davidi, Winnipeg Free Press
Like the unforgettable goals scored by Paul Henderson in 1972 and Mario Lemieux in 1987, Sidney Crosby's winner in Sunday's Olympic final against the United States is headed straight into Canadian hockey lore.
“Iggy!” No. 87 cried out to Jarome Iginla before taking a pass from his winger, walking out in front, and slipping the puck through Ryan Miller's legs at 7:40 of overtime, sealing a 3-2 victory. Up went his arms, out went his mouthguard and so began the celebration of a play destined to be copied in driveways from coast to coast.
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Throne Speech freezes MP salaries, opens door to foreign investment
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
John Ibbitson, Globe and Mail
The Conservative government will freeze the salaries and administration budgets of all departments, slash red tape, move to lift foreign investment restriction on some industries and toughen penalties for sexual offenders, according to its ambitious and controversial Speech from the Throne.
In language much more detailed and comprehensive than is usual for such a document, the speech also promises to examine the wording of the national anthem to make it more gender neutral — presumably referring to “all thy sons command” — and to invest in satellite technology to advance Canadian interests in the Far North.
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Vimy Ridge Day to honour First World War veterans
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Tony Lofaro, Ottawa Citizen
The federal government has set aside a special day to honor Canadians who served in the First World War.
Vimy Ridge Day will be held Friday, April 9, at the National War Memorial, Veterans Affairs minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn announced Tuesday.
Speaking at the Vimy Gallery at the Canadian War Museum, Blackburn said the ceremony will honour Canadian First World War service men and women and pay tribute to their achievements and contributions.
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Ottawa to get $100M brain-mind study centre
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Jennifer Green, Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa will soon get a $100-million research centre to focus on illnesses of the mind and brain, which are fast becoming the developed world’s most pressing disorders.
The University of Ottawa Brain-Mind Research Institute is still in the final stages of approval but “the president has given the green light, (and) the partners have signed on,” says Dr. Jacques Bradwejn, the university’s dean of medicine.
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Michael Bublé leads Juno nominations
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Nick Patch, The Globe and Mail
The Juno Awards are crazy for Vancouver crooner Michael Bublé and his hit album Crazy Love .
Bublé scored a leading six nominations as this year's Juno contenders were announced Wednesday.
Rockers Billy Talent, rapper Drake and country singer Johnny Reid all landed four nominations apiece.
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Rochette says she was inspired by little girl's email
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Peter McCabe, Ottawa Citizen
Years of training and a mother’s love brought Joannie Rochette to the 2010 winter Olympics, but in the end it would be the words of an 8-year-old girl that propelled her onto the podium.
The 24-year-old figure skater — who captured the hearts of an entire nation when she lost her mother Therese days before she was scheduled to compete — arrived in Montreal Monday night to a crush of media and fans, and spoke candidly about an email she received in the hours leading up to her final, bronze-medal performance.
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Games set to begin again on Parliament Hill
Monday, March 01, 2010
CTV News
The Games may be over in Vancouver, but the games are just beginning on Parliament Hill.
More than two months after Prime Minister Stephen Harper moved to prorogue Parliament, and on the heels of previously unheard of two weeks of Canadian pride, politicians are returning to work this Wednesday.
Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean will deliver the throne speech on Wednesday, and the Conservatives will unveil their budget on Thursday.
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Opinion/Editorial
After Olympic hangover, Vancouver will need time to absorb legacy
Monday, March 01, 2010
Petti Fong, The Toronto Star
If the man helping you with your bags at the Vancouver airport looks familiar, don't be surprised if you recognize VANOC CEO John Furlong.
“I'll be at the airport working,” joked a tired but exuberant Furlong Sunday, when asked how he will be spending the day after the Games are over. “My job's not over yet.”
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The Games that changed a nation
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Bruce Arthur, National Post
“It's all so big,” said Manfred Oettl Reyes, a 16-year-old boy among men during these Olympic Games, “and I'm so small.” He was an alpine skier from Peru, a fragment of the whole. Say it again, out loud. It's all so big, and I'm so small.
And that, in a way, sums up the 2010 Winter Olympics. It was an elephantine endeavour, a great work, a wonder. And it is not easy to wrestle with what it meant, precisely, to Vancouver, to Canada, to the world. If you lived through it, you felt something. You felt something new.
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